PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779424

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONOmaha Nebraska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE : 2. LOCATION : 12. CONCLUSIONS

© Wes Balloon
2 Jan 54 (Omaha, Nebraska 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GrouP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Se Oo Possibly Balloon
yr XXBround- Vi suel GO Ground-Reder a prabebie Alverete
a.7 ?) = o eee © Air-intercept Reder 0 Possibly Aircroft
P * eye GX Wes AstronomicoMeteor
O Probably Astronomical
a Possibly Astronomical
. LENOTM OF OBSERVATION O Other
5 - 10 seconds ! 4 oe Dote for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS iw
Green object, orange red tail. Meteor sighting.

1. Followed straight line.
2. Few seconds, rapid.
3. No air traffic.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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1. Ase OVAL SHAPE 3
B. 1/2 SIZE AND SHAPE OF FOOTRALL S
C. FLORESCENT LIGiIT GREEN
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Ee N/A
F. SEE BELOW

Ge TRAILED A FLAME FROM BRIGHT RED ORANGE NEXT TO O®JECT TO A
YELLOW AT END OF FLAME. EQUAL TO 1 1/2 TIMES SIZE OF OBJECT.

He NONE - ’
Ie NONE
2e Ase MOVEMENT AND BRILLIANCE
8. OBJECT WAS SEEN THROUCH RIGHT FRONT HALF OF °49 CHEVROLET

SEDAN WINDSHIELD. 28 TO 3° DEGREES APOVE HORIZON = TRAVEILLING IN A

VERY FLAT, SLIGHTLY DESCENDING TRAJECTORS ON A PATH FROM SE TO NY AT

PROXIMATELY RIGHT ANGLE TO MY PATH.
SIGHT FPIGHT.
Ze DISAPPEARED BECAUSE OF EITHER FROM END OF LIGHT OR OVER

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Fe SEEN FOR
ATTENTIQN TO TQO (2) PASSENGERS WHO ALSO SAW OBJECTe
3. Ae GROUND VISUAL
Be NO OPTICAL AIDS
Ce N/A
he Ase 7552 3€ JAN 54

Be NIGHT
5. SEE 2 AROVE. WE WERE TRAVELLING TOWARD OMAHA (SW TO NE).

Ge As 2 CIVILIANS, \g— i eecmempes 1012s s ,
STUDENT, FAIRLY RELIAS LD. Qe, 6 1CoL",

NEBR, STUDENT, FAIRLY RELTARLEe

5, QED 100", USAF, HQ SAC, INSTL DIV, D/MAT,
THOROUGHLY RELIAPLE.
7. Ade EXCELLENT YISAPILITY, NO CLOUDS, CLEAP, STAR LIGHT,

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NEGLIGI®LE WIND.
8. 327 AT 38, 329 AT 4%, 32° AT 47, 323 AT 53, 329 AT 3S, 277
AT 69 (45992)
C. CLEAR
D. £2 MILES
E. CLEAR
Fe NONE

Se NEGATIVE

Se NEGATIVE

13. N/A

11. NEGATIVE

12. AIZ OPERATIONS OFFICER, OFFUTT AIR FORCE PASE. DESCRIPTION

FITS THAT OF EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT METEORe LOCAL ASTRONOMERS HAVE NO

ECORD OF SUCH THIS DATE» NEAR®Y GCI STATION HAS NO RECORD OF
rARwTere Ter RETURN, NOR (AS CON- FEF THIS STATIC